Prisoner flees jail in cardboard boxBERLIN (Reuters) - German police have launched a manhunt for a convicted murderer who escaped from prison via cardboard box. A truck driver "unwittingly" transported the box out of jail and the prisoner jumped off the vehicle unseen.

THQ, Inforames among publishers Sega looking to purchaseBent and obsessed on world domination - or perhaps just the gaming industry - Sega is looking to purchase a publisher or two to expand their gaming reach to the North American and European markets. Infogrames and THQ are said to be among the publishers Sega is currenly eyeing. Gameforms

Unlimited SaGa revealedThe latest and possibly sexiest title to be revealed by Square has been presented in the form of Unlimited SaGa. And just when I was getting revved up to bitch about the lack of Square titles in the works... Full Article

Halo to be released for the PC in summer 2003Upon learning that Halo will come to the PC next year, population decides to not give a shit as they continue to play Halo on their Microsoft Halobox. Microsoft, speaking from their golden building full of money, says "hehe." Shacknews

Turok fan to wait in line 50 days for gameA silly British gamer has decided that he will try to break a world record by waiting in line over 50 days for the next Turok. Unfortunately for him, Acclaim says that they're going to give him free Acclaim games to help pass the time. Welcome to hell, British gamer. Link

Injunction issued in lawsuit against GatorA federal judge ordered ad-ware company Gator to cease the display of pop-up advertisements over the websites of major media companies, including the owners of the Washington Post. Apparently, Gator's scum-bucket, reason-defying stance in the lawsuit, mentioned in an AP article, is that its invasive, annoying ads are akin to having multiple windows open from web browsers and instant messaging programs. BusinessWeek|articleLink

BREAKING NEWS: IGN sucks nutsNote that there is both an Agressive Inline review and new Rygar screens available on IGN but you're allowed neither because you have to be an Insider to get past IGN's home page.

Microsoft said to have recently attempted to acquire both Sega and SquareAccording to Eurogamer (article), Microsoft recently made an attempt to purchase both Sega and Square, and apparently almost succeeded. The deal would cost Microsoft $1.8 billion to acquire Sega, who would, in turn, use the profits to purchase a controlling interest in Square. The deal fell through however when Sega rejected the proposition, stating conflicting interests.